Silver Alert: Fernandina Beach police say missing man who was headed west through Florida has been reunited with family

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – A Silver Alert issued Tuesday for a missing 72-year-old man from Fernandina Beach has been canceled after the man was located, police announced Wednesday.

Police said the man was last seen at 3 p.m. Monday at this Fernandina Beach home and had been traveling West on I-10, where he used his credit card at a gas station in Perry at 10:17 a.m. on Tuesday.

Police announced Wednesday morning that the man had been located and was safely back home.

They thanked everyone for spreading the word.

NOTE: The man’s name and photo have been removed from this story because he is no longer missing.